Thursday, April 24, 2008

AVG 8.0 Download

Yesterday, Grisoft announced that a new version of AVG Antivirus Freewould be released today, April 24, that was supposed to come withseveral new functions beside theones already included in the application

The new AVG Free 8.0 is compatible withmost Windows versions, including here Windows 2000, Windows XP/x64Edition and Windows Vista/x64 Edition. Moreover, the application isavailable in a large set of languages including English, Dutch, French,German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Serbian and Spanish. Here are themain functions of the application, as published by Grisoft on theofficial page of the newly-released program:- Anti-Virus: protection against viruses, worms and trojans- Anti-Spyware: protection against spyware, adware and identity-theft- Anti-Rootkit: protection against hidden threats (rootkits)- Web Shield & LinkScanner: protection against malicious websitesWith the release of AVG Free 8.0, we are underscoring our belief thatall computer users, regardless of their computer usage needs, have theright to a safe and worry-free computing experience," says Karel Obluk,chief technology officer at AVG Technologies. "However, it is importantfor users to remember that AVG Free does not protect against the fullrange of today’s web-borne threats. For complete protection, usersshould consider AVG’s commercial products, which scan for and blockthreats before they can infect the computer or disrupt the userexperience."